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Can't Access a Specific Website? Here's the
solution.

Can't access a specific website from your computer
even though every one else can see it? Going nuts trying to find
out why? Welcome to my world. I just spent 8 hours searching
the net trying to figure out why and a solution. Here it is:

I'm not incredibly techie so this is just my
understanding of what's going on and the solution that worked for me.
Hopefully this will help out someone else who can't access a specific
website:

The
problem: The reason you can't access a
specific website if you are using a cable or broadband connection is
because your router is set to obtain your IP address automatically.
Usually this isn't a big deal, but if your cable company did something
funky recently to the way they cache'd the DNS or are working from an
old cache, it can result in you not being able to access a certain
website.

I haven't figured out why the way they cache the DNS
should affect you being able to see the site you want and I don't really
care, but apparently that's the reason for your troubles now.

The
solution:Set up a Static IP address.
Luckily, this is pretty easy and painless.

Step by Step
Instructions: I use Windows XP and this is how I did
it.

1. Locate your current IP
settings.

Click on the Start Button.

Click on Run. This will bring
up a small box.

Enter cmd and click OK. This will
bring up the DOS box.

At the C:// prompt type in
ipconfig /all Note: there is a space between
ipconfig and the /.

Hit Enter.

This will bring up a bunch of IP
information. IP addresses are a series of numbers separated by
dots.

2. Write down your IP settings.

Write down the following information
and numbers associated with each:

IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway, DNS Servers

Make sure to copy the information
down exactly as shown. If you put a dot in the wrong place it
can mess you up.

Type the word exit and click Enter.
This will close the DOS box.

3. Go to your connection.

Click on Start

Go to Control Panel

Click on Network Connections

On the network connection that you
use to connect to the internet, right click on Properties.

You will see a list in the middle of
the box where it says "This connection uses the following items:"

In that area you will see the
following with check marks "Client for Microsoft Windows", "File and
Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks", "QoS Packet Scheduler" and
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)".

Click on Internet Protocol TCP/IP
one time to highlight it.

Click Properties.

4. Set your IP address to Static
IP.

Once in the Properties area of the
Internet Protocol TCP/IP section, click where it says Use the
Following IP Address.

(Note: if this is already checked
for you and there are already numbers in there I don't know why you
can't access a specific site. I would write down the numbers there
in case this doesn't work.)

Fill in the numbers that you wrote
down earlier in the appropriate box. Make sure you enter the
numbers exactly as you have written them down and the dots are in
the right place.

The "Use the Following DNS Server
Addresses" button should already be marked. If it isn't click
to mark it.

Enter the two DNS Server Addresses
you have written down.

Click OK.

If you only have one DNS Server Address
and you get an error, try putting the one you already have listed in the
second DNS address box and change the very last number to the next
highest number.

For example, if your DNS Server
Address is 123.255.64.1 Try to put this one in as your second DNS
Server Address: 123.255.64.2

That should work. If it doesn't
check out your cable company's Support page to find the address of two
of their name servers. They should have these there. If not,
contact them and ask them what the addresses are.

That's it. You should now be all
set and you should be able to see the website you couldn't access
earlier.

I hope this worked for you and you can
now access the specific website you wanted to see.